The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-23
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
WASHINGTON.

The President has appointed Clarence A.
Pitkin to be United States Attorney for
Vermont.
Attorney General Garland on the 18th
issued the order fixing the compensation Of
all Assistant District Attorneys employed
at fixed salaries for the fiscal year, begin.
ming July !, next, at the rate of twenty per
cont less than that now paid. The order
also directs the discharge of all assistants
whose services can be dispensed with with
out detriment to the public service.
The decoration Of the Order Of the Golden
Rose has been conferred by the Pope upon
Miss Lena Caldwell, Of Washington City,
the young lady who has given $500, 200 to
endow the great Catholic University This
decoration is the highest that the Pope can
give to . woman. The only others wearing
It are the Queen Regent Of Spain and the
wife Of General Sherman.
The President ON the 10th appointed John
@. Nelson, Of Minnesota, to be Receiver Of
Public Moneys at Fergus Falls, Mimi, and
James Greeley, OF Ninnesota, to be Register
OF the Land Once ct Redwood Falls. MINI.
TINE EAST.
] The win Of the late William A. Wheeler
has been admitted to probate, at Malone,
NY. It gives s2500o to home missions,
5000 to foreign missions, $500 to his house
keeper, Betsey Chambers, and few be-
guests to various friends. 1t is rumored
that interested parties intend to contest
the will.
Bishop Potter has issued pastoral letter
TO the clergy and people Of the New York
Episcopal diocese, urging their cooper
alton in securing the erection Of the pro-
posed great cathedral In New York City.
In the United States District Court ct
New York ON the 18th Judge Brown rem
dered decision to the effect that the action
OF the Emigration Commissioners in refus-
ing the seventy -one immigrants by the City
OF Chester permission to land, ON the
ground that their fares to this country had
been paid by the British Government, was
illegal, and the immigrants were dis
charged. The statute gives as reasons for
the prevention Of the landing Of paupers,
'tincapacity, idiocy or lunacy.''
Major Ben: Perley Poore's win has been
probated at Newburyport, Mass. It makes
mo- public bequests, the property being
divided among relatives, and relics and
mementoes being distributed among friends.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company, Of Boston, have voted to send q
delegation OF twelve members to London to
represent the organization at the celebra-
tion Of tho a50th anniversary by tine Ancient
and Honorable ARTILLERY Company at Lon
don, which occurs July IL
A frame building on Broadway street,
St. Paul. Mimi, used as . saloon. collapsed
on the 14th. Hans Nelson, brickiayer,
was instantly killed, and five other persons
more or less injured.
The carpenters employed by twenty-three
firms at Newburg, N. T., struck ON the 14th
for nine hours. All but six firms granted
the demand.
Arguments In the case Of the Vanderbilt
heirs to break the trust deed OF the Pitts
burgh q Lake Erie railroad stock-a suit
involving $4,000, ,000-were heard in Pitts
bprgh ON the 14th. The decision was re-
served.
By fall Of rock in the Mil Creek col
iiery ct Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 18th Peter
Celmmer and Simon Chamesky were killed
and Michael Fisher and John Pradosky
were severely injured, the former SO badly
that recovery is impossible.
James c. Chase, proprietor of cranberry
boRs in Wareham, Mass, was robbed in the
woods near that place few days ago by
two men who took all that his pockets con-
tained, including $500 and watch, and left
him tied to Q tree.
A shortage Of over $4,000 has been dis
covered by the National Bank Examiner in
the accounts Of Sidney A. Dwight, cashier
Of the Coxsackie On. " National Bank.
The stockholders will make up the amount.
The Irregularities have existed for some
time back.
DR.. @. w. Beams, organist Of the Presby-
terian church at Nyacl<, N. Y, was stricken
with heart disease while playing on his
instrument at the church services on the
18th, and died in few minutes
William e. Chandler was elected United
States Senator by the New Hampshire
Legislature on the 18th, to fill the unexpired
term Of the late Senator Pike.
The Prohsbitory amendment to the State
constitution was defeated in the Massachu-
sctts House on the 18th by q vote OF 1876
to 70.
st. Mary's Episcopal church at Boston,
Mass, was gutted by fire on the 18th, caus-
ing q loss Of 1000. The fire was thought
to be of incendiary origin.
A jury in the Sharp bribery trial at New
York was finally secured on the 18th. Fol.
lowing are the jury statistics: Whole num-
Der drawn, 2, 100; whole number examined,
] 1875; whole number qualified, 81; chal-
lenged by the people, Is; challenged by the
defense, 20; excused by the court, z; now
in the box, 12.
Dundas dick, the patent medicine man
Of New York, has been adjudged insane by
commission and declared unable to care
for his person.
Captain Alexander Melville, brother Of
Engineer Melville, had his arm and ribs
broken by the fall OF q derrick at the
Brooklyn navy yard on the 18th. Half
dozen workmen were also injured.
Colonel William e. Morrison, of New
York City, chief examiner Of the Civil
Service Board Of New York State, died ct
Buffalo on the 18th
G. d. Graham went through the rapids at
Niagara Falls on the 14th, but on the inside
instead Of the outside Of his barrel, as he
had advertised.
Z Governor Beaver. OF Pennsylvania, on the
18th signed the bill appropriating $780, 900
for the erection Of eighty-one memorial
tablets on the Gettysburg battle field to
mark the positions Of the eighty-one Penn
sylvania regiments which participated in
the great battle.
Considerable excitement was created in
Albany, N. Y, on the 18th by report that
deputy lobbyist Of some reputation had
friends Of the Pool bill for distribution
among the Legislators.
At meeting in Pittsburgh on the 18th
OF all the coke producers in the Connells-
vile region except Carnegie Brothers, it
was resolved to reafirm their position not
to grant the advance demanded by the coke
workers.
At Boston, Mass, a few evenings ago a
boy named Daniel Sullivan jumped on q
low shed to geta ball and stumbled over
two electric light wires, thus completing .
circuit and sending current through his
body. When found he was dead, and the
flesh in contact with the wires was burned
to crisp.
The backbone Of the great coke strike in
tho Connellsville {Pa.) region was broken
on the 10Th by the Hungarian strikers at
the Sterling and Jimtown works Of Schoon-
maker. Il Co. returning to work at the old
wages. This virtually settles the strike,
Is there are four Thousand Hungarians in
the region and the natives will be forced to
follow or lose their situations. The opera
tors are preparing to resume and it is ex-
pected all Of the twelve thousand men who
have been on strike for the past three
vnonfha will ao0u he AT xvorlx